Oranje Crush

On the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, …

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On the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, a hilly, wooded area east of Rhenen, just north of the Rhine River. The Grebbeline itself was comprised of a number of defensive lines: the outposts, the frontline, the stopline and the final line. The untested Dutch Army had to hold their ground or be crushed under the Blitzkrieg’s heavy boot.

W Of Wageningen, Holland

The Battle of the Netherlands was a military campaign part of Case Yellow, the German invasion of the Low Countries and France during World War II. The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until the surrender of the main Dutch forces on 14 May. Dutch troops in the province of Zealand continued to resist the Wehrmacht until 17 May when Germany completed its occupation of the whole country.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Netherlands

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